The state already has one lawsuit pending against Longmont. It argues that new gas and oil regulations adopted by Longmont’s City Council govern areas meant to be governed by the state.

Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown told the Longmont Times-Call on Friday that the state won’t sue Longmont over the voter-approved fracking ban because there’s uncertainty over whether the state has legal standing to sue in this instance (http://bit.ly/11SEnT4).